Budapest Symphony Orchestra
| Budapest Symphony Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Principal conductor | Gábor Takács-Nagy |
| Website |
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The Budapest Symphony Orchestra is a Hungarian orchestra. It is part of the Hungarian Television and Broadcasting Organisation, Magyar Rádió.
History
The Budapest Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1943 by conductor Ernst von Dohnányi.[1] The orchestra has performed internationally with renowned conductors, soloists and composers, such as János Ferencsik, Otto Klemperer, Carlo Zecchi, Claudio Abbado, Georg Solti, Béla Drahos, Johanna Beisteiner, Robert Gulya and Ilayaraja. The recordings of the orchestra are published, inter alia, by Naxos, Gramy and Hungaroton. They performed the music for the 2011 Turkish film God's Faithful Servant: Barla.
References
- ↑ Article on the Budapest Symphony Orchestra by Robert Adelson, 2012.
External links
- Official Website of the Hungarian Radio Organisation
- History and discography of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra on the website of Naxos.
- Discography on the website of Gramy Records